Their humanitarian update opened with a moment of silence for all those who have lost their lives since the start of the conflict on 7 October, and for the 240 Israeli men, women and children still being held hostage by Hamas. “What we’ve seen unfold over the last 26 days in Israel and in the…
According to news reports, Pakistani security forces began detaining and deporting dozens of Afghans under the new policy this week after a Government deadline for them to leave ran out. The majority of undocumented refugees who have settled in Pakistan over decades are from neighbouring Afghanistan, and following the Taliban takeover, thousands more fled seeking…
UN Spokesperson Stéphane Dujarric strongly condemned “the latest wave of attacks against critical infrastructure in various parts of the country, which reportedly resulted in injuries among the civilian population, including children, and caused damage to civilian residential and commercial buildings.” He told reporters in New York on Friday that the UN was concerned about escalation…
Briefing reporters in Geneva on Friday UN health agency (WHO) spokesperson Christian Lindmeier said that in Israel, where 1,400 people have been killed so far, and in Gaza, where over 9,000 have been killed according to Hamas run authorities, 70 per cent of the victims are women and children. “It’s the innocent civilians that are…
Photo courtesy of Kirkinfo In the 34th match of the ICC Cricket World Cup, Netherlands set a target of 180 runs to win Afghanistan. In the match being played in Lucknow, the Netherlands team was bowled out for 179 runs in 46.3 overs. In the 34th match of the Cricket World Cup, Netherlands won the…
Pakistan A defeated West Indies A by 12 runs in the first match of the Tri-Party Women’s T20 series. Playing first at Gaddafi Stadium Lahore, Pakistan Women A scored 112 runs for the loss of 5 wickets. Sudra Nawaz played an unbeaten innings of 54 runs off 40 balls. Umima Sohail scored 27 runs. In…
Lahore: The High Court ordered the sealing of polluting factors on a petition filed for smog remediation. Justice Shahid Karim declared that the factories which are emitting black smoke should be sealed unless they give an affidavit, then they will not be de-sealed. Give an affidavit stating that if the violation occurs again, the factory…
Photo courtesy of Foreign Media During the New Zealand cricket team’s practice session in Bengaluru, the ground staff immediately covered the field after it rained. Due to the rain, the New Zealand players went back to the dressing room. Heavy rain continued for 5 minutes followed by a light drizzle which stopped after some time….
Photo courtesy of Indian Media Bengaluru’s Chinnaswamy Stadium has a special system ready to protect the match from rainwater. According to the Chinnaswamy Stadium staff, the ‘sub-air system’ installed in the ground will not allow standing water in the field. According to the staff, the sub-air system will start automatically as soon as the rain…
Rawalpindi: A lady drug smuggler who supplies drugs to educational institutions was arrested along with her accomplice and more than 10 kg of drugs were recovered. According to the officials, Naseerabad police arrested the lady smuggler Busman Bibi alias Busu while smuggling drugs along with her accomplice while checking on a tip-off. The accused also…
